Tiananmen Square

American  

[tyahn-ahn-men] / ˈtyɑnˈɑnˈmɛn /

noun

1. a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.

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Tiananmen Square Cultural  

1. Location in Beijing of pro-democracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.

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Example Sentences

But to remain globally competitive, Chinese companies also incorporate materials from foreign websites, such as Wikipedia, that address taboos such as the Tiananmen Square massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Western embargo on arms sales to China after the deadly crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 complicated the task for Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lai has said his interest in Chinese politics was spurred by the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, when he printed T-shirts to support the demonstrations.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s more like Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s “Study of Perspective” series of photographs, where his outstretched hand raises a middle finger aimed toward symbolic power centers — the White House, Tiananmen Square, the Eiffel Tower, the Reichstag, etc.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s precedent: In the poisonous atmosphere after the killings on Tiananmen Square, U.S.-China relations were badly damaged and there was no way to fix them because dissident astrophysicist Fang Lizhi was holed up in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal